PRESSURE VESSEL QUALITY
STEEL PLATE

ASTM A516 - 70N PVQ /

ASME SA516N - 70N

PVQ - PRESSURE VESSEL QUALITY STEEL PLATE

DESCRIPTION

PRESSURE VESSEL QUALITY

Normalized and Vacuum Degassed.

A516 steel plate, also known as PVQ516 steel plate, is carbon steel with specifications for pressure vessel plates and moderate or lower temperature service. A516 steel plate is intended primarily for service in welded pressure vessels where improved notch toughness is important. Plates 1.50” and under in thickness are normally supplied in the as-rolled condition. The plates may be ordered normalized or stress relieved, or both. Plates over 1.50” in thickness shall be normalized.

This specification covers carbon steel plates made from carbon-manganese steels and are suitable for the fabrication of welded pressure vessels designed for moderate and lower-temperature service requiring excellent notch toughness.

SPECIFICATIONS

  • Grade A516-70 / ASME SA 516-70 (Normalizing and Vacuum Degassing)
  • Charpy Tested to 20/15 FT - LB @ -50 Degrees F
  • Nace MR0175/0103
  • BHN 200 Max
  • Fine Grain Fully Killed
  • EN10204 3.1

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION

  • Carbon .27% - .31%
  • Manganese .85% - 1.20%
  • Phosphorus Max .025%
  • Sulfur Max .025%
  • Silicon .15% - .40%

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES

A516 - 70N
  • Tensile: 70 to 90 ksi
  • Yield: 38 ksi min
  • Elongation: 17% min in 8” 21% min in 2”

COMMON STOCK SIZES

WIDTH (inches) 
48 / 60 / 72 / 96 / 120 

LENGTH (inches) 
96 / 120 / 240 / 288 / 360 / 480

VARSTEEL REFERENCE GUIDE

THEORETICAL WEIGHT PER PLATE

THICKNESS 3/16" 1/4" 5/16" 3/8" 1/2" 5/8" 3/4" 7/8" 1" 1 1/4" 1 1/2" 2" 2 1/2" 3" 3 1/2" 4" 4 1/2" 5" 6"
POUNDS PER SQ. FT. 7.66 10.21 12.76 15.32 20.42 25.53 30.63 35.74 40.84 51.05 61.26 81.68 102.1 122.52 142.93 163.35 183.77 204.12 245.03
48 x 96 245 327 408 490 653 817 960 1144 1307 1634 1960 2614 3267 3921 4574 5227 5881 6534 7841
48 x 120 306 408 510 613 817 1021 1225 1430 1634 2042 2450 3267 4064 4901 5717 6534 7351 8168 9801
48 x 144 368 491 612 735 980 1225 1470 1716 1960 2450 2940 3921 4901 5881 6861 7841 8821 9801 11761
48 x 240 613 617 1021 1226 1634 2042 2450 2859 3267 4084 4901 6534 8168 9802 11434 13068 14702 16335 19602
60 x 96 306 408 510 613 817 1021 1225 1430 1634 2042 2450 3267 4084 4901 5717 6534 7351 8168 9801
60 x 120 383 511 638 766 1021 1277 1532 1787 2042 2553 3063 4084 5105 6126 7147 8168 9189 10210 12252
60 x 144 460 613 766 919 1225 1532 1838 2144 2450 3063 3676 4901 6126 7351 8576 9801 11026 12251 14702
60 x 240 765 1021 1276 1532 2042 2553 3063 3574 4084 5105 6126 8168 10210 12252 14293 16335 16377 20419 24503
72 x 96 368 490 613 735 980 1226 1470 1715 1960 2450 2940 3921 4901 5881 6851 7841 6821 9801 11761
72 x 120 460 613 766 919 1225 1532 1838 2144 2450 3063 3676 4901 6126 7351 8576 9801 11026 12251 14701
72 x 144 552 735 919 1103 1470 1838 2205 2573 2940 3676 4411 5881 7351 8821 10291 11761 13231 14702 17642
72 x 240 919 1225 1531 1638 2450 3064 3676 4289 4901 6126 7351 9802 12252 14702 17152 19602 22052 24503 29404
72 x 288 1104 1470 1838 2206 2940 3676 4410 5146 5880 7351 8821 11762 14702 17643 20582 23522 26463 29403 35284
84 x 96 429 572 715 858 1143 1430 1715 2001 2267 2859 3431 4574 5718 6861 8004 9148 10291 11435 13722
84 x 120 537 715 894 1072 1429 1788 2144 2501 2658 3574 4288 5718 7147 8576 10005 11435 12864 14293 17152
84 x 144 644 858 1072 1267 1715 2144 2573 3002 3430 4288 5146 6861 8576 10292 12006 13721 15437 17152 20583
84 x 240 1072 1429 1786 2144 2858 3575 4289 5004 5718 7147 8576 11435 14294 17153 20010 22869 25728 28587 34304
84 x 288 1288 1715 2144 2574 3430 4289 5145 6004 6860 8576 10292 13722 17153 20583 24012 27443 30873 34304 41165
96 x 96 490 654 816 980 1306 1634 1960 2288 2614 3267 3921 5227 6534 7841 9148 10454 11761 13068 15682
96 x 120 613 817 1021 1226 1634 2042 2450 2859 3267 4084 4901 6534 8168 9802 11434 13068 14702 16335 19602
96 x 144 735 980 1225 1471 1960 2451 2940 3431 3921 4901 5881 7841 9802 11762 13721 15682 17642 19602 23523
96 x 240 1226 1634 2042 2451 3267 4085 4901 5718 6534 8168 9802 13069 16336 19603 22869 26136 29403 32670 39205
96 x 288 1471 1960 2450 2941 3921 4902 5881 6862 7841 9802 11762 15683 19603 23524 27443 31363 35284 39204 47046

IMPERIAL = .2836 LBS PER CUBIC INCH

METRIC = 7.85 KG/M2 PER MILLIMETER THICK